Finishing strip



March 18 1924..

A. BROWN FINISHING STRIP Filed Sept. 22 1920 is ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 18, 1924.

UNITED STATES 1,487,508 PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT BROWN, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO VOGT MFG. CORPORATION, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

FINISHING STRIP.

Application filed September 22, 1920. Serial No. 411,998.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT BROWN, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Finishing Strips; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the reference numerals marked thereon.

My present invention relates to upholstery and it has for its object to provide a onepiece finishing strip for the edges of coverings such as the interiors of automobile and carriage bodies and which may be integrally woven to provide in a simple, cheap and convenient manner an attaching portion and a covering portion, the latter being ornamental and being adapted to be rapidly and neatly applied to conceal the former. To these and other ends the invention resides in certain improvements and combinations of parts all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawings:

Figu a finishing strip constructed in accordance with and illustrating one embodiment of my invention, the strip being shown in process of attachment;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the strip completely attached;

Figure 3 is a transverse section on the line 33 of Figure l, and

Figure 4 is a transverse section on the line 4 4 of Figure 2, and

Figure 5 is a section of a modified form of the invention.

Similar reference numerals throughout a the several views indicate the same parts.

In the drawings, I have shown, in each instance, a fragment of the strip, a fragment of the support or carriage body, and a fragment of the covering with relation to which the strip may constitute an edging.

re 1 is a plan view of a fragment of All of these parts are woven together in one piece and additionally, and at the same time, there is woven through the center of the tubular portion 1 a .cord 4 so that an ornamental raised bead indicated generally at 5, is formed. The attaching flange 2 is left plain but the covering flange 3 ,is of the usual ornamental weave, picked or otherwise, as indicated at 6, and the bead 5 would ordinarily have corresponding surface ornamentation as indicated at 7.

Assuming that 8 is the supporting surface to be upholstered and that 9 represents the cloth or other covering thereof tacked at its edges as indicated at 10, I prefer to apply my finishing strip by bringing the free edge of the attaching flange 2 thereof into abutment ltherewith, as clearly shownin Figure 3, although it may overlie the edge of said covering 9 if desired. The

said attaching flange 2 is then tacked down only to superpose the'ornamental coveringflange 3 upon the flange 2, as shown in Figures 2 and 4, and to secure it in such position preferably by a cement or adhesive indicated at 12 in Figure 4. Preferably and as shown, the ornamental covering strip 3 not only overlies the attaching flange 2 and its fasteners 11, but also a portion of the edge of the covering 9 and its fasteners 10 so that all is concealed except the body ofthe covering 9 and the ornamental flange 3" and ornamental raised or outstanding head 5 of the strip which is substantially continuous with and jointless with relation to the ornamental flange 3.

The finishing strip constructed in accordance with my invention will wear indefinitely without losing its shape because of its integral nature and the protection afforded its attachment, while the ease and exactness with which it may be rapidly applied will appeal to those familiar with the art of upholstery. In this connection, it may be pointed out that to produce a finish of the same nature it has hitherto been found necessary to provide the strip in several pieces including an independent cord 4: for the head which it was necessary to confine within the loop of one of the parts with the attendant application of an-- other finishing part, resulting in slow progress and difficulty in keeping the disposition of the strip in an even line. My strip comes from the loom complete and in integral form with the parts disposed as described and incapable of disarrangement.

In the modified form of the invention shown in Figure 5, the same elements are employed, the only difference being that the flanges 2 and 3*, instead of merging into the bead 1' at the same point or closely adjacent points are more widely separated circumferentially of the bead though still woven integrally therewith. This gives a little more freedom in bending back the covering flange 3 for the purpose of tacking the flange 2 and applying the cement.

I claim as my invention:

1. A fabricated finishing strip for upholstery comprising an ornamental corded bead constituted by weaving a tubular portion about a cord, a plain flange portion proceeding integrally therefrom and by which it may be tacked to a support independently of the formation of the bead and a second and ornamental flange portion connected integrally to one of said parts and adapted to overlie and to be secured to the plain flange to conceal it and its attaching means.

2. A fabricated finishing strip for upholstery comprising an ornamental corded bead constituted by Weaving a tubular portion about a cord, a plain flange portion proceeding integrally therefrom and by which it may be tacked to a support and a second and ornamental flange portion also proceeding integrally from the same bead to overlie and to be secured to the plain flange to conceal it and its attaching means.

3. A fabricated finishing strip for upholstery embodying a portion woven to form a tube having a cord filling and con stituting a bead, and tWo flange portions connected thereto and integral with such tubular element, one of which is an attaching flange and the other a finishing flange adapted to be secured over the same.

, 4. An integral fabricated finishing strip for upholstery embodying a portion Woven to form a tube having a cord filling and constituting a bead and two independent flange portions proceeding therefrom and formed integrally therewith, one of which is an attaching flange and the other a finishing flange adapted to be secured over the same.

5. A fabricated finishing strip for upholstery comprising an ornamental corded bead and a plain attaching flange portion and an ornamental covering flange portion for the latter attached edgewise thereto to fold over upon the same and cover its attaching means, one of said flange portions terminating in an integral tubular portion surrounding the cord of the bead, the bead and all of said parts being integrally woven in one piece.

ALBERT BROWN. 

